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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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CHILD GUIDANCE CLINIC
Dr. G. Crosse, Consultant Psychiatrist for the Croydon Child
Guidance Clinic, reports that there were during the year 244 new
cases registered, 60, or nearly a quarter, being referred by the
Local Authority. Of these, 20 children were referred directly by
the Education Department or by schools, and 40 by medical officers
of the School Health Service.
Children were referred in several ways:-
| Source of Reference | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Practitioners | 38 | 23 | 61 |
| Parents | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Education Department/Schools | 16 | 4 | 20 |
| Medical Officers of School Health Service | 29 | 11 | 40 |
| Hilton Home Remand Home | - | 85 | 85 |
| Juvenile Court/Probation Officers | 10 | - | 10 |
| Other Agencies | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 107 | 137 | 244 |
Analysis of the above cases:-
| Boys | Girls | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnostic | 19 | 96 | 115 |
| Currently under treatment | 65 | 30 | 95 |
| Closed - improved | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| Closed - no change | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 107 | 137 | 244 |
Analysing further the 40 cases referred through the School
Health Service:-
4 children not yet attending school were referred from Infant
Welfare Clinics; 24 school age children were referred following
a special examination, (for the most part at school inspection
clinics); and 12 school age children were referred following
routine medical examinations in school.
With regard to the 36 children of school age, the following
break-down is of interest:-